Committee on Earth Observation Satellites CEOS Missions Instruments

Committee on Earth Observation Satellites CEOS Missions, Instruments and Measurements Database I. Petiteville, ESA CEOS Plenary 2017 Agenda Item #11. 1 Rapid City, South Dakota, USA 19 – 20 October 2017

2017 Activity Summary 1. CEOS MIM Database – agency update survey 2. Maintenance and enhancement of online portal o database. eohandbook. com 3. EO Handbook for UNISPACE+50 focused on SDGs o Satellite EO in Support of SDGs o Currently being drafted o Inputs from across CEOS and non-CEOS agencies o Inputs from SDG AHT o Print to be ready for early 2018 and UNISPACE+50 June 2018 o Call for distribution list inputs and agency mailing contacts should be expected CEOS Plenary 2017, 19 -20 October 2

EOHB: Satellite EO in Support of SDGs UN forewords: to be cosigned by the Chair of the UN Statistical Commission (UNSC) and a co-Chair of UN -GGIM. CEOS Messages: to be cosigned by ESA (editing team) and 2018 CEOS Chair (P. Brunet) CEOS Plenary 2017, 19 -20 October 3

EOHB: Satellite EO in Support of SDGs (cont’) • Part 1: Space Data Supporting the SDGs o Importance of SDGs and the role of EO o Institutional issues and future challenges • Part 2: Perspective on EO for the SDGs o UN: Statistical Commission, UN-FAO, UN-GGIM o Countries and Agencies: NASA, GEO, ESA (ESRIN and HQ), Australia, Mexico (INEGI) o Others: The World Bank, Radiant Earth, EARSC, GPSDD • Part 3: Exploring Particular Contributions in Support of Indicators o SDG-6: water; SDG-11: sustainable cities; SDG-13: climate; SDG 14: life underwater, oceans; and, SDG-15: life on land CEOS Plenary 2017, 19 -20 October 4

CEOS MIM Database Update • Annual update cycle completed and available online: o database. eohandbook. com • Responses received from 28 CEOS agencies • 14 new mission records added, 226 existing records updated • 19 new instrument records added, 132 existing records updated • Currently features operating or planned for launch in next 15 years: o 322 Earth observing satellite missions o 913 instruments CEOS Plenary 2017, 19 -20 October 5

Website Usage • Website traffic largely stable year-onyear o More than 1, 280 monthly users average o Database users stable; EOHB slight decline o Expect boost from new print handbook • Slight move towards mobile platforms but desktop still > 90% • Top content 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Mission/instrument discovery: ~39% of page views Landing page: ~8% Measurements: ~11% Timelines: ~5% Climate: ~3% CEOS Plenary 2017, 19 -20 October CEOS DB EO HB Total Monthly visitors (avg. ) 851 430 1, 281 monthly avg. visitors New users 83% 73% Technology: Desktop 97% 90% 6

2017 -18 Activities • Continue development pilot API – target pilot release end 2017 • Explore collaboration with ECV Inventory team around updates based on new GCOS IP • Print and release of CEOS SDG EO Handbook early 2018. Distribution at occasion of main 2018 events such as UNIPSACE+50 • Agency update survey (~2018 Q 2 kick-off) CEOS Plenary 2017, 19 -20 October 7

Questions or Comments? • Online resources o www. eohandbook. com o database. eohandbook. com • Contact the team: o ceosmim@gmail. com CEOS Plenary 2017, 19 -20 October 8